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P. R. GLASS.

EYBLBTING MACHINE.-

No. 581,855. Patented May 4,1897.

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BRGLASS. BYBLBTING MACHINE.

N0. 581,855. Patented May 4, 1897.

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PERLEY R. GLASS, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES lVlllT'lEMORE, OF NEVTON, MASSAUHUSE'VS.

EYELETlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 581,855, dated May 4, 1897. Application tiled October 2, 1896. Serial No. 607.653. (No modeLl To all wz/mn it may concern/f Be it known that I, PERLEY R. GLass, of Quincy, county of Norfolk, and State of Massach usetts, have invented an Improvement in Eyeleting-Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts. The present invention relates to an eyeleting-machine, and is embodied in improved features of construction and arrangement applied to a machine of this class, the main elements of which are substantially the same as shown and described in a prior application tiled by me May 20, 1896, Serial No. 592,364. The machine to which the invention relates comprises a punch movable to and from the surface of a work-support to punch the stock supported thereon, and an eyelct feeding and setting mechanism comprising an eyeletehute adapted to preseutthe eyelets to a lower set movable to and from the upper set, which is stationary and adjacent to the punch, so that after the stock is punched it may be moved forward until the hole made by the punch lies over the under set, which then rises, takingan eyelet from the chute, inserting it into the said hole, and forcing it against the stationary upper set to upset the edges of the eyelet and secure the same in the stock. rl`he present invention is partly embodied in an improved feed mechanism adapted to move the stock forward after the punch has operated thereon, so as to present the hole made thereby to the lower set, the said feed mechanism consisting, essentially, of a lower member or slide movable along the work-support and means for reciprocating the said slide, anda gripper member movable to and from the surface of Said slide to grip the stock and carry it forward and to release the same at the end of the feed movement as the feedslide returns to its initial position prepara-tory to the next feed operation, novel means being provided for actu atin g the said slide and gripper member, as will be hereinafter fully described. In conjunction with the feed mechanism a presser-foot is provided adapted to engage and hold the stock, after it has been fed forward, during the return movement of the feeding device.

The invention further consists in novel means for disconnecting the lower set from its actuating' device .to prevent the operation thereof when it is desired to punch the stock without eyeleting the same, as, for example, when a portion of a shoe-upper is to be provided with eyelet-holes and the remainder thereof with lacing-studs, a portion of the upper being eyeleted with the eyeleting-machine and the remainder thereof punched thereby for the reception of the lacing-studs, which are to be subsequently applied bva different machine. ln conjunction with this feature of the invention means are also provided for increasing the throw of the feed mechanism, whereby the holes punched for the reception of the lacing-studs are formed at a greater distance apart than those in which the eyelets are inserted, it being the usual practice to set the lacing-studs at a somewhat greater distance apart than the eyelets. For this purpose the feed-operating device, which consists of a leveracted upon bya cam, is normally limited in its movement by a stop, which is adapted to be withdrawn, as by a treadle, while the lever which operates the lower set is made in two parts, one of which is operated by an eccentric, as shown in my prior application above referred to,wl1ile the other is connected to and operates the lower set, the said parts being connected by a movable stop or latch which is adapted to be thrown ont of engagement by a finger connected to and operated by the same treadlc which operates the stop for the feed-lever above referred to. Itis obvious that the machine might be arranged so that said devices could be separatelyoperated without departing from the invention, and such construction might be desirable formachines intended for certain classes of workfor example, in cases where it is desirable to eyelet a portion of the holes and merely punch others without a different spacing' of the eyeleted and non-eyeleted holes. A feature of the present invention, however, consists in providing means whereby such an operation is rendered practicable without departing from the construction in which the disconnection of the eyeleting devices and the variation in the feed throw are simultaneously accomplished. For this purpose means are IOO provided for preventing the lower set from picking up an eyelet as it moves upward, so that when it is desired to eyelet a certain number of holes and to merely punch others, but without varying the feed movement, this device, which is also under control of the attendant, may be put in operation, so that although the lower set moves upward as usual no eyelet is presented to the hole. This is accomplished by providing the eyelet-chute with a slide or stop the operation of which is under the control of the attendant, the said slide being adapted to engage the yielding linger of the lower set, the function of which is to piek up the eyelet and prevent the said lower set from engaging the eyelet asit rises.

Figure l is a front elevation of a machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail on line r2 of Fig. 3, showing the device for varying the throw of the feed and for disconnecting the lower set from its actuating-lever. Fig. 3 is a side elevation looking toward the left of Fig. l. Fig. 4: is asectional detail showing the means for preventing the lowerset from taking an eyelet during its upward movement. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation looking toward the right of Fig. l, the section being taken on the line 935 of Fig. l, the main portion of the machine being shown in elevation. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken through the upper portion of the frame and showing the main operative parts of the machine in plan, and Fig. 7 a detail showing a modification.

The machine embodying the invention is provided with a punch a., secured to a lever d2, pivoted at a3 upon the side of a standard A2 of the frame A and adapted to be moved to andfrom the surface of the work-support b, which is mounted on a bracket b2, secured, as by cap-screws b3, to a projection A3 of the frame by means of a cam-roll d4, secured to a disk B2, eccentrically mounted on the main driving-shaft B. Adjacent to the punch a is the upper set c, consisting of an anvil supported in the overhanging projection A4 of the frame A, which is adapted to cooperate with the lower set d, operated by the lever d2 and an eccentric-strap (Z3, so as to have a reciprocating movement to and from the said upper set.

To present the eyelets to the lower set as it moves upward, a chute or raceway e, adapted to receive eyelets from the hopper e2, is provided and mounted on guidesupports e3, suitably secured to the frame, the said raceway being longitudinally movable along said guideway, such movement being provided for by a pit-man e4, secured to a wrist-pin e5 upon the disk B2.

As thus far described the construction and arrangement of the machine are substantially the same as shown and described in my prior application above referred to, the parts being operated by the rotation of the shaft B, which is provided with a pulley B3, and a hand-wheel B4, and adapted by its rotation to first operate the punch to make the necessary hole in the stock and then to produce an upward movement of the lower set d and a forward movement of the raceway e, se that the spring-supported finger d4@ of the lower set, passing upward into the mouth of the raeeway, picks up an'eyelet therefrom, the said raceway moving back out of the way of the main portion d of the lower set, so that the latter rises with the eyelet supported on' the said finger d4", which inserts the same into the hole made in the stock (which has meanwhile been moved or fed to the proper position) and by its further upward movement presses the said eyelet against the upper set c to upset and secure the same to the stock.

In order that the stock may be automatically moved forward after the punch has operated thereon, so that the hole made thereby may be properly presented to the lower set, an automatic feeding device is provided, the said device consisting, in accordance with the present invention, of a lower member or slide f and an upper member or gripper-jaw g, both being longitudinally movable with relation to the work-support lj, the said slidef being mounted in a guideway la and connected with a lever f2, having a pivotal support or stem f3 in a lug A5 and' adapted to be turned on said pivot by means of a cam f5 on a cam-wheel B5, mounted on the shaft B.

The construction and operation of the feedaetuating lever f2 are best shown in Fig. G, the end of said lever being provided with a camroll f20, adapted to be engaged by the camsurfaee f5 as the shaft B rotates, whereby the said lever is moved to the position shown in Fig. 6, such movement producing 'a eorresponding movement of the feed-slide, which, Ain conjunction with the gripper-jaw g, carries the stock along the work-support b until the hole which has been made therein by the punch lies directly over the lower set in proper position to be operated upon thereby.

In order to prevent the possibility of the lever f2 overthrowing-that is to say, moving beyond the surface f6 with which it engages after it has passed the cam-surface jfs-a stop f7 is provided cooperating with a similar stop f8, secured to the frame A, the said stops preferably consisting, as shown, of cap-screws respectively connected to the lever f2 and to the said frame and adjustable with relation thereto, so that the position thereof may be changed to take up wear and properly limit the movement of the lever in response to the cam-wheel rPhe movement of the lever f2 on its pivot produces the proper feed movement of the stock, which. is held against the slide f so as to be movable therewith by means of the gripper /member g, as will be hereinafter described,

and at the end of such feed movement it is obviously necessary to restore the feed device to its initial position preparatory to making another feed movement after the stock has been operated upon by the punch. The return IOC iro

movement of the lever f2 and feed-slide fis provided for by means of the spring fg, such movement being limited by a stop h, which normally stands in the position shown in Fig. C, and is engaged bya stop projection flo, adjustably secured to the lever f2, being herein shown as threaded therein and provided with a lock-nut fw.

In order that the feed mechanism may properly operate upon the stock to carry it forward a predetermined distance, determined by the throw of the lever f2, and then leave the stock in the position to which it has been advanced during the return movement. of said lever, means are provided whereby the gripper member g is normally spring-pressed toward the surface of the stock supported upon the slide f, in order that the stock may be `gripped between the two members of the feed device during the forward movement thereof, and the said gripper member g is so arranged that it will be moved upward away from the surface of the stock during the return movement of the feed-slidef, so as not to engage the stock du ring such return movement. For this purpose the gripper member g is secured to a rod g2, preferably by means of a setscrew g3, for the proper adjustment of the same, and the said rod is mounted in a suitable guide connected with the feed member f, being herein shown as passing through an opening in a guide extension f13 of said feed member and through a similar opening in a guide-bracket fli, secured thereto and consisting, as shown in Fig. l, of an upright having an overhanging portion extending over the opening in said extension fw, the guideopenings for the rod g2 thus being in line with each other and atfordin g a proper guide-support therefor.

To press the gripper member normally toward the surface of the stock, a spring g4 is provided, herein shown as bearing at one end against the collar g5, secured by a set-screw g to the said rod, and at the othe1, end against the under side of the leverfz, which, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. G, is slotted to receive the said rod. To separate the gripper member g from the feed-slide f, the said rod is adapted to be engaged by a plunger Q7, secured to the end (F0 of the lever cliwhich normally operates the lower set, and, as shown herein, the said plunger glwhich is mounted in a guideway in the projection A3 of the frame A, is provided with a projection glo, extending through a slot A30 and adapted to be engaged by a roller or trolley 920, mounted on a spindle extending across between the two portions of a forked end (El of the said rod g2.

Since the feed takes place after the stock has been punched and before the operation of the lower set to insert and set the eyelet therein, it is obvious that the return movement of the feed mechanism should take place as the lower set operates, and the cam-wheel B5 is so arranged that the cam-roll j"20 passes beyond the end of the surface f6 to permit the return movement of the feed mechanism just after the lower set has risen or begun to rise to complete the eyelet-setting operation.

As the lower set rises it is obvious that the plunger g7,which is secured to the end of the lever d20, which is an extension of the lever cl2, which operates said lower set, will rise, thereby lifting the rod g2 and separating the gripper member g from the slide f, the return movement of the lever f2 then taking place, while the roller or trolley g2() travels along the projectiong until the initial position of the feed mechanism is reached, at the end of which time the down movement of the plunger Q7 permits the gripper member g to approach the feed-slide f, owing to the stress of the spring g, so that the stock is gripped preparatory to the next feed operation.

The connection between the lever f2 and the feed-slidef may be made in any suitable way, the said feed-slide being herein shown as provided with a block or swivel f 15, mounted on a pivot fl" and engaged by the jaws f1T of said lever, the said block thus being free to turn and to slide longitudinally between said jaws, as is necessary, since the movement of the feed-slide f is rectilinear, while the end of the lever f2 moves on the arc of a circle.

In order to hold the stock in position during the return movement of the feed mechanism after the stock is released by the upward movement of the gripper member g, a presser-footz' is provided adapted to be moved downward upon the surface of the stock as it lies upon the work-support l) just before the member g is lifted, as has been described. The said presser-foot i' is herein shown as a plate or foot-piece secured to the end of a plunger i2, movable in a guideway formed in the projection A4 of the frame and provided with projections is, extending laterally through la slot in said projection A4 and adapted to be yieldingly pressed downward, as by a spring-arm il, connected to a lever 5, mounted on a projection i from the side of the frame. The said presser-foot is normally held up by means of a spring i7, secured at one end to the frame and at the opposite end to said lever 5, and is adapted to be positively moved downward toward the surface of the stock by .means of a lever-arm i8, formed integral with the lever and having a camroll i adapted to be engaged by a cam proj ection @'10 on the surface of the cam-wheel B5.

In conjunction with the feeding device an adjustable gage for the stock is provided, consisting of a block or projection 7o, secured to the surface of the feed-slide f bymeans of a nut 7a2 on a projection k3, extending upward from the surface of said feed-slide througha slot 7a4 in the said gage. The said gage determines the position of the eyelet-holes with relation to the edge of the stock, which is engaged thereby when the stock is placed upon the work-support, and as the said gage moves with the feed-slide it is obviously impossible IOO IIC

. way a7 at the end of the lever-arm d2, and

adapted to be secured in any given position by means of a nut a8 on a bolt a9, passing through an 'opening in said guideway and a slot in the socket d5. The said punch cooperates with an anvil-piece' d10, secured to the work-support b and extending upward therefrom through a slot fw in the feed member f, the said slot also permitting the upward movement-of the lower set through a correspond-v ing slot b5 (see Fig. 4) in-the feed-table h. The said anvil am is adjustably secu red to the feed-table b, as by a screw @12, so that when the position of the punch is changed the position of the anvil may be correspondingly changed, whereby the stock is properly supported during the punching operation.

As has been stated, the forward movement of the feed-slide f is limited by the stops f7 and f8 and the rearward movement thereof by the stop 7i. In order, therefore, to increase the length of the feed movement when it is desired to punch the holes at a greater distance apart, the stop h is adapted to be moved out of the path of the projection flo from the lever f2, the said projection f 10 then coming into contact with a stop h2, herein shown as a rod or projection threaded in a lug A6 and provided with a lock-nut h3, the said stop thus being adjustable.

The removable stop h consists of a plunger extending upward through a guide-opening in the lug A6, as shown in Fig. l, in which it is longitudinally movable, a downward movement thereof obviously withdrawing the stop from the path of the lever f2 and permitting the latter as it swings to be engaged by the stop h2. To produce such downward movement of the said stop, it is connected, as by a link h5, to a rocker h6, pivoted at 717 to the frame of the machine and connected at hs with a suitable treadle or operating device, (not herein shown,) so that a down movement of said treadle produces a corresponding down movementof the stop h. The said rocker he is normally held up in the position shown in Fig. l by a spring b9, the upward movement being limited by a stop h1", adapted to be engaged by a stop projection h, the said stop and projection being herein shown as consisting respectively of a bolt threaded in the lugl A6 and a similar bolt threaded in the projection from the rocker h6.

When the feed movement of the stop is increased by removing the stop h from the path of the lever f2, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, it is obvious that the hole punched in the stock will be moved beyond the sets which are stationary with relation to the punch, it being desirable, therefore, to prevent the operation of the lower set, the increased feed movementbeing intended for use only when the stock is to be merely punched. For this purpose means are provided for disconnecting lthe lower set from its actuating-lever d2, and the plunger which operates the lower set is shown as connected to a supplemental lever d4, pivoted coaXially with the lever d2 and normally adapted to be operated thereby, means being provided, however, for disconnecting said supplemental lever, so that an upward movement thereof corresponding to the downward movement of the lever-arm d2 is prevented. The said supplemental lever d4 is arranged to be moved downward by the lever d2 at each up movement thereof, so that 'when it is disconnected from said lever it will be allowed to remain in its lowermost position with the lower set down. As herein shown, the said lever d4 is provided with an overhan ging extension d5 beyond the pivotal support thereof, said extension overhanging the top of the lever d2 and being preferably provided with a bolt d6, adapted to bear against the top of the lever d2 to provide .an adjustment for taking up wear, the up movement of the said lever d2 being transmitted through said projection d5 to the lever d4 and producing a corresponding down movement thereof.

To operate the lower set-that is to say, to produce the proper upward movement of the lever @Z4- the said lever is normally connected with the'lever d2 by means of a latching projection d7, secured in an opening in said lever d2 and extendin g over a shoulder d8 in said lever d4, (see Fig. 2,) the said stop being normally spring-pressed toward the lever d4, so as to overlie said shoulder and engage the same during the down movement of the lever d2 and produce an upward movement of the lever d4. To disconnect the said levers, a plunger dg is provided, passing through a suit-able guideway in the frame and adapted to be moved into the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, in which it overlies the projection d'7, the said projection being shown as having an inclined upper surface, so that when the plunger dg is moved into the path of the latch CF the latter will be engaged thereby during the upward movement of the lever d2 and forced outward against the stress of its spring d70, so that during the next downward movement of the lever d2 the latch d'7 will pass by the edge of the shoulder d8 and consequently will not engage the lever d4 to produce the up movement thereof.

In order that the lower set may be rendered inoperative by the same act of the attendant which shifts the feed mechanism, the plunger d is connected by a link d10 to an arm or extension h13 from the rocker h6, so that as the said rocker is moved to the dotted-line position (shown in Fig. 2) the plunger d is thrown into engagement with the latch C17. The said arm 7tlg is provided with an adjustable stop 7L, adapted to engage a portion of the frame and limit the down movement of the rocker IOO IIO

to prevent the plunger [Z9 from moving sufficiently far to engage the top of the lever d2 instead of the latch projection.

It is desirable in some cases to punch one or more holes at the usual or normal distance apart without, however, settin g eyelets therein, and in order to accomplish this it is necessary to prevent the operation of the eyelet mechanism without shifting the feed. This may be accomplished by providing the feedlever f2 with a supplemental engaging portion independent of the stop f1, arranged to enga-ge the movable stop 7L at the end of the normal feed movement of said lever when the said stop is in its normal position, the said stop 7i being so arranged that it will not be engaged by the stop f1 itself. If, therefore, the stationary stop 7i?, which is adjustable, is arranged to engage the stop flo at the end of the normal feed movement of the lever, it is obvious that the said feed movement will be limited whether the stop 7L is withdrawn or not, while if it is desired to provide an increased feed movement attendant upon a withdrawal of the stop 7i it is necessary only to adjust the stop 7a2. Such a construction is shown in Fig. 7, in which the stop 7L is provided with a slot hw, through which the stop flo is adapted to pass into engagement with the stationaryT stop 7a2. rThe said stop f l, however, is provided with a flange or collar fm, which is adapted at the end of the normal feed movement of the lever f2 to engage the surface of the stop 7i. If, therefore, it is desired to render the said stop h practically inoperative-that is to say, to arrange for the normal feed movement of the lever 4whether the said stop is withdrawn or not-the stationary stop 7b2 may be adjusted, as shown in said Fig. 7, so as to engage the end of the stopf10 at the end of the normal feed movement, so that if the stop h is withdrawn the feed movement will be the same as when it is in its normal position. To provide for an increased feed movement attendant upon Jthe removal of the stop, as hereinbefore described, the stationary stop h2 may be adjusted so that the stop flo will not engage the same at the end of the normal feed movement, the said normal feed movement then being determined by the engagement of the collar flo@ with the stop 7L when the said stop is in its normal position, it being obvious, however, that when the said stop 7i is Withdrawn the movement of the lever f2 will continue until the stop flo engages with the stop h2, the operation thus being the same as hereinbefore described.

Another device for accomplishing the same purpose-that is to say, for preventing the eyeleting of the holes without changing the feed--is herein shown and forms a feature of the present invention, it being understood, howeveiythat this device would not usually,as a matter of practice, be applied to machines except in cases where there is no need of providing for a variation in the feed, so that the feed-shifting and eyelet-set-disconnecting mechanism hereinbefore described could be omitted, thus simplifying the construction and lessening the cost of the machine. This feature of the invention consists of a device for preventing the lower set from taking up an eyelet during its upward movement, the said lower set thus going through its usual movement without setting an eyelet in the opening, such an operation not being detrimental since the hole made by the punch is in this instance between the sets, so that they can come together without disiiguring the stock, as would be the case where the length of feed movement is varied. For this purpose the eyelet-chute e is provided with a slide or gate e6, (scc Fig. 4,) longitudinally movable in a gnideway formed in an extension of the supporting-frame for the chute or raceway', the said gate being adapted to move across the mouth of the chute, so as to engage the yielding finger CX40 of the lower set as the said set moves upward and prevent the same from entering the mouth of the raceway and picking up an eyelet therefrom. As herein shown, the said gate e6 is secured to an arm eT of a rocker pivoted at es, the said gate normally being held in a position to engage the yielding finger di by means of a spring e9, secured at one end to the arm c7 and at the other end to the raceway-supporting frame. In order that the said gate may be withdrawn during the normal operation of the machine, so as to permit the lower set to take the eyelet, the rockerarm e7 is provided with an arm or projection elo, adapted as the feedchute moves forward over the lower set to be engaged by a stop @12, which is provided with a spring en, whereby it is normally held in the position shown in Fig. i and adapted to engage the arm @10 and withdraw the gate e. If, however, it is desired to prevent the eyeleting of the punched holes, the stop 612 may be withdrawn from the path of the arm elo, the said stop being shown as provided with a stem c, adapted to be connected with a treadle or similar device for this purpose, so that as the eyelet-chute moves forward the gate e( will not be withdrawn from its normal position, and will engage the yielding finger d10 and preventl the same from entering the mouth of the chute.

I claiml. In an eyeletiiig-machine, the combination with the punch, a stationary upper set and a reciprocating lower set adapted to cooperate with said npper set, of a feeding device comprisingreciprocating separable members, and means for connecting one of said members to the device which operates the lower set, whereby said members are separated during the upward movement of said lower set, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the punch, a stationary upper set, and the reciprocating lower set adapted to cooperate with said upper set, of a work-support, a feed member comprising a slide longitudinally movable in a guideway IOO IOS

in said work-support, means for reciprocating said feed member, a cooperating feed member normally spring-pressed against the surface of said feed-slide, a lever for operating the lower set, and means for connecting said spring-pressed'feed member with said lever, whereby said feed members are separated during the upward movement of the lower set, substantially as described.

3. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch, a stationary upper set and a reciprocating lower set cooperating therewith; of a feeding device consisting` of separable members movable between said punch and the eyelet-setting devices, a rod or support connected with one of said members, an actu atin g-lever for the lower set, a plunger or reciprocating member connected therewith and provided with a portion adapted to engage said support to separate the members during the upward movement of the lower set, said support being adapted to travel along the same during the movement of the feeding devices, substantially as described.

4. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch, the stationary upper set and the lower set adapted to cooperate therewith; of a feeding device comprising separable members and means for reciprocating said members to feed the stock from the punch to the eyelet-settin g devices; means for separating said members during the reverse movement thereof; and a presser-foot and means for operating said presser-foot to hold the stock during the separation of the feed members, substantially as described.

5. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the work-support, and a punch and eyelet-settin g devices, of a feeding device consisting of a sliding member supported in a guideway in said work-support and agripping member adapted to cooperate therewith, a lever connected with said sliding member, a cam-wheel having a cam-surface adapted to cooperate with said lever to produce a reciprocating movement of said sliding member, a presser-foot movable to and from the surface of said work-support, and a second cam-surface on said cam-wheel adapted to operate said presser-foot, substantially as described.

6. The combination with the work-support, of a gage for determining the position of the stock thereon, and means for moving said gage with the stock during a feed movement thereof, substantially as described.

'7. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the work support; of a feeding device comprising separable members and means for reciprocating said members with relation to said work-support and separating them during the movement thereof in one direction but not in the other; and a gage for the stock adjustably secured to one of said members and adapted to move therewith, substantially as described.

8. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch, of the eyelet sets laterally stationary with relation thereto, an operating device for said eyelet sets, a feeding device comprising reciprocating separable members, and means for connecting one of said members to the eyelet-set-operating device, whereby said members are separated during the operation of said eyelet sets, substantially as described.

9. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch and the eyelet-settin g devices, of a feeding device for the stock independent of said punch and eyelet-setting devices` said feeding device comprising separable feed members, a lever connected with said feeding device, a cam adapted to move said lever in one direction, means for moving said lever in the opposite direction, a stop adapted to limit such movement and means for moving said stop out of the path of the lever to permit a longer movement thereof, substantially as and for the purpose described.

l0. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with a stationary set, of a movable set adapted to cooperate therewith, an actuating device for said movable set, and means for disconnecting said set from said actuating device, substantially as described.

1l. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the reciprocating eyelet set, of an actuating-lever therefor, a connecting-lever for transmitting the movement of said actuating-lever to said eyelet set, and means for disconnecting said connecting-lever from said actuating-lever, substantially as described.

l2. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch and the eyelet-settin g device, of an actuating device for said eyeletsetting device, a feeding device for the stock, a movable stop for limiting the movement of said feeding device, means for moving said stop from its operative position and also disconnecting the eyelet-setting device from its actuating device to prevent the operation thereof, and a secondary stop adapted to limit the movement of said feeding device when said movable stop is withdrawn, substantially as described.

13. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch, the stationary upper set and the lower set adapted to cooperate therewith; of a lever normally connected with an actuating device to produce a reciprocating movement of said lower set, a feeding device for the stock consisting of separable feed members and a lever for producing a reciprocating movement thereof, a stop for limiting the movement of said lever, and means for removing said stop from the path of said lever and disconnecting the actuating-lever of the lower set from its operating device, substantially as described.

14. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch, the stationary upper set and the lower set adapted to cooperate therewith, of a feeding device for moving the stock forward after it has been operated upon by the punch, a stop for limiting the movement ICO IIO

of said feeding' device, a lever connected with said lower set; an operating-lever adapted to be actuated by the driving mechanism, a latch carried by one of said levers and adapted to `engage a shoulder on the other, a tripping device for said latch, a rocker connected with said tripping device and adapted to move it into the path of said latch, the said rocker being also connected to the stop for limiting the feed movement, substantially as described.

l5. The combination with the punch, of the eyelet-setting device comprising the upper and lower set, means` for producing a reciprocating movement of said lower set, a device for presenting an eyelet to said lower set d urin g the upward movement thereof, and a slide or gate adapted to be introduced between said eyelet-presenting device and said lower set to prevent the lower set from engaging the eyelet thus presented thereto, substantially as described. Y

16. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the punch, of the eyelet-setting devices comprising the upper set and the reciprocating lower set, of an eyelet-feeding device comprising the reciprocating feed-chute adapted to move into the path of the lower set as the said lower set rises and present an eyelet thereto, a slide or gate connected with said eyelet-chute and normally lying across the mouth or opening thereof into which the lower set is adapted to enter to pick up an eyelet, a stop normally in a position to engage and remove said gate during the forward movement of the said eyelet-ehute, and means for moving said stop to prevent the operation 

